Lauren
Kessler makes Junior Olympic field hockey team
July 2005 - Lauren Kessler,
class of 2007, was recently named to the AAU Junior Olympic field hockey
team as a goalkeeper. This came after her performance at the National Field
Hockey Futures tournament, where she only allowed one goal (a penalty stroke)
in five games. As a result of this honor, she will be playing in the national
tournament in New Orleans in August. Congratulations, Lauren!
Spring
athletic awards and honors
May
23 - The Athletic Department held the spring awards night to honor spring
sports teams and student-athletes. Several Blue Devils have earned
post-season all-star honors:
| Leah
Arthur |
lacrosse |
All-Gazette
honorable mention |
| Harold
Brantley |
baseball |
All-Gazette
2nd team, All-Division 1st team,
Coaches
South Region team |
| Parke
Brewer |
baseball |
All-Division
1st team |
| Lauren
Dillon |
softball |
All-Gazette
2nd team |
| Amber
Hardy |
gymnastics |
All-Gazette
hon. mention |
| Keith
Hessler |
baseball |
All-Met
hon. mention, All-Gazette 1st team,
All-Division
1st team |
| Daniel
Hagler |
volleyball |
All-Gazette
1st team |
| Lauren
Kessler |
lacrosse |
All-Gazette
2nd team |
| Erin
Ostrove |
gymnastics |
All-Met
1st team, Gazette gymnast of the year |
| Brian
Salant |
lacrosse |
All-Gazette
2nd team |
Additional
highlights of the evening included recognition of 17 student-athletes for
earning a 4.0 GPA, gymnastics All-Met and state champion Erin Ostrove,
and the presentation of team awards for most outstanding, most improved,
most spirit, and scholar athletes. more
. . .
Regional
track meet
May
19 - Congratulations to Springbrook's boys and girls track teams for their
strong performances at the regional meet. The boys placed 5th overall
and the girls took 11th. Outstanding individual Blue Devils performers
were: Emmanuel Elomobor - 2nd place 110 hurdles; Francie Boakye-Adjei -
3rd long jump (just short of school record), 4th place 100m; Cameron
Pitt - 2nd place high jump (6'2"); Tuonlay Youh - 4th place 100m; Christina
Washington - 2nd place, 15'8"; Girls 4x100 - 3rd place, Larissa Rodney,
Tuonlay Youh, Kavei Murangi, Dionne Wilson; Boys 4x100 - 1st place, Victor
Nwaneri, Emmanuel Elomobor, Nana Ansa, Franci Boakye-Adjei (fastest time
of the year 43.91).
Erin
Ostrove makes All Met gymnastics team
May
16 - Congratulations to Erin Ostrove for being named to the Washington
Post All Met Gymnastics team for 2005. more
. . .
Lacrosse
playoffs
May
16 - Springbrook's boys lacrosse team handily defeated Paint Branch, 13-6,
in first round playoff action. Game
report here. But in the second round, the Blue Devils were
overpowered, 17-3, by a tough Churchill squad. more
. . . The girls defeated Wootton in round one, 9-8,
in two overtime periods. Springbrook then advanced to face Sherwood,
which defeated the Blue Devils, 14 -11. more
. . .
Baseball
and softball playoffs
May
16 - In round one, Springbrook's baseball baseball team beat Magruder,
7-6, scoring the winning run on a batter hit by a pitch with two out in
the bottom of the seventh inning. In the following round, Springbrook's
post-season run ended with a no-hit loss to Gaithersburg, with the final
score of 8-0. more . . .
The Blue Devils softball team began its post season with an easy victory
over Churchill, 11-0. Advancing to the next round against Damascus,
the team fell 3-2. more
. . .
State
gymnastics championships
May 11 - Congratulations
to Erin Ostrove, who won first place at the Maryland state meet in three
events - vault, beam, and floor exercise - and third place in all-around.
Kudos also to Amber Hardy for solid performances on bars and beam.
The meet was coach Jack Leonard's last state meet before retiring to Hawaii.
more
. . .
Volleyball
playoffs
May
12 - Springbrook's boys volleyball team lost 3-1 to Seneca Valley in the
first round of the Maryland state playoffs. The team finished the
season with an outstanding 12-2 record.
Baseball
and softball playoffs
-
Baseball team plays Maguder at home, Friday, May 13, 4:00 pm. preview
. . .
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Softball team travels to Churchill, Friday, May 13, 4:00 pm. preview
. . .
Erin
Ostrove wins county gymnastics championship
May
5 - Congratulations to senior Erin Ostrove for winning the county gymnastics
title. Erin took first place in the All Around, Floor, Beam, and
Bars with scores of over 37 points in each event. more
. . .
Volleyball
preview
Mar.
30 (Gazette) - Springbrook's coed team is off to a 2-0 start this season.
Senior setter Sheriene Modeste, and senior outside hitters Nhi Ly and Lily
Tidrow are part of the experienced returning girls portion of the team
and will be large contributors on the floor for the Blue Devils. Returning
senior Bobby Wiley will also be a strong player this year as well as two
newcomers, sophomores Robert Orton and Khoa Ly. more
. . .
Gymnastics
preview
Mar.
30 (Gazette) - Coach Jack Leonard will start his last sseason at Springbrook,
moving to Hawaii after 32 years coaching gymnastics in Montgomery County.
This season's Springbrook team features Erin Ostrove (All-Gazette and second
all-round at the state meet last year), Amber Hardy, and Julie Argue. more
. . .
Baseball
preview
Mar.
23 (Gazette) - Springbrook must replace departed ace Jason Hessler, but
it does return junior outfielder Harold Brantley (.411, 17 stolen bases,
24 runs) and sophomore pitcher Keith Hessler (4-1, 2.50 ERA, 43 strikeouts).
"In order for us to be successful this season, we'll need to improve defensively,"
Blue Devils coach Kevin Andre said. more
. . .
Softball
preview
Mar.
23 (Gazette) - After advancing to the 4A West Region fiinal last season,
Springbrook (13-8) returns only two players. Senior Laura Dillon is the
only returning starter and will be on the mound for the Blue Devils. Junior
Avian Spillner came up from the JV team to play catcher midway through
last season and is the only other returning player for coach John Haberman.
more
. . .
Girls
lacrosse preview
Mar.
17 (Gazette) - Springbrook starts the season with severral new faces, especially
among the coaches. Koula Strosnider takes over a squad that finished
last year at 5-7 and has plans to "do things differently this season."
more
. . .
Boys
lacrosse preview
Mar.
17 (Gazette) - One of the Montgomery County teams hopinng to break through
this season is Springbrook. The Blue Devils were a hair's breadth
from winning the 4A East last year. Despite several key graduation
losses, Springbrook hopes to improve on last year's one-and-done playoff
performance. more
. . .
Blue
Devils winter athletes earn post-season honors
Mar.
23 - Congratulations to our all-star winter athletes:
-
Girls basketball: Keisha Haddock, All-Gazette (first team); Joia Daniels,
All-Gazette (honorable mention).
-
Boys basketball: David Brewster, All-Gazette (first team); Sheridan Price,
All-Gazette (honorable mention); Louis Woodland, All-Gazette (honorable
mention).
-
Wrestling: Joe Klass, 5th at State Championship Meet.
-
Ice hockey: All-State Academic All-Stars Andre Havrylyshyn, Nick Wang,
Peter Meyers, Sam Steffes, Doug Rigterink, Elliott Talbert-Goldstein, Vishaal
Ohri.
Girls
basketball team's outstanding season ends at 22-4
Mar.
10 - Springbrook's girls basketball team ended a fabulous season deep into
the playoffs, losing to Eleanor Roosevelt 62-41. The Blue Devils
conclude the 2004-05 season with a 22-4 record, and as Maryland's 4A regional
champ and state semi-finalist. Congratulations from the Springbrook
boosters, athletic department, and the entire school community. Special
thanks go to coaches Tonya Banks, Susan Trella, Geoffrey Finch, and Renee
Hudson, and seniors Lauren Friend, Chantel Friend, Keisha Haddock, and
Lauren Dillon.
more . . .
Gazette
- girls basketball state semi-finals
- Blue
Devils big fish in playoff pond
- Springbrook
girls - states are no laughing matter
- More
at team's website . . .
Basketball
playoffs
The
girls team received a first round bye and will host the winner of Richard
Montgomery vs Churchill (Tuesday, March 1). If Springbrook beats
the winner of that game, we will host the next round game on March 3 at
7:00pm. Previews - Examiner,
Gazette
Springbrook's
boys will host Blair on Saturday, February 26 at 5:00pm. The winner
of this game will travel to Watkins Mill on Monday, February 28th at 7:00pm.
Previews
- Post,
Examiner,
Gazette
County
wrestling championships
Feb.
20 - Springbrook finished 11th out of 23 teams. Top Springbrook wrestlers
included Joe Klass (placed 3rd at 152 lbs), Peter Checco (5th at 140),
David Abramson (6th at 171). more
at team site
County
swim & dive championships
Feb.
19 - Heather Alvord finished 3rd in 500 free and 100 back. Rachel
Glasser came in 2nd in the 100 fly and 3rd in the 200 free. Jeff
Lue came in 15th for 200 free. The boys 200 medley relay placed 10th,
and the boys 400 free relay took 14th. The girls 400 free relay placed
16th. Overall, Springbrook came in 18th with 89 points. The girls
placed 16th with 67 points and the boys placed 20th with 22 points. more
at team site
Springbrook
girls basketball readies for playoffs
Feb. 17 - No. 9 Springbrook
already has clinched the Montgomery 4A East division title and one of the
top two seeds in the Maryland 4A West Region playoffs. But Blue Devils
Coach Tonya Banks said her team won't take it easy in two of its toughest
regular season games, tomorrow against No. 8 Gaithersburg and Tuesday against
No. 6 Paint Branch. Read full Post report
here
Girls
basketball - Springbrook's magnificent seven
Feb.
8 - They're long, lean and pony-tailed. They come at you in waves.
They're interchangeable and indispensable. Together they are a potent
force for the Montgomery 4A East champions. Go
to the Examiner for full story
Keisha
Haddock scores 1,000th career point
Jan.
21 - Senior Keisha Haddock scored her 1,000 career point with the Blue
Devils and finished the game with 24.
more at the Journal,
Gazette
Springbrook
2nd Annual Holiday Tournament
Dec.
28-29 - The Blue Devils hosted some very exciting basketball at Springbrook's
second annual Holiday Tournament. The boys team lost its first round
game, 67-69 to a tough Northwest squad, but won the consolation game, 59-55,
against Gaithersburg. more
. . . The girls team opened with a tremendous 72-20 win over
Northwest. In the championship game against Gaithersburg, ranked
18 by the Washington Post, the girls lost in overtime, 62-64. more
. . .
Blue
Devils sweep Magruder
-
Boys
basketball team wins 64 - 58
- Girls basketball team wins 64
- 42
- Ice hoockey team wins 7 - 1
Football
players earn post-season honors
Congratulations
to three Springbrook football players recognized for their gridiron achievements
this year: David Howard (DL) All-Gazette 1st Team, All-County, and
All-Met Honorable Mention, Louis Woodland (LB), All-Gazette Honorable Mention
and All-Met Honorable Mention, Francis Adeji (DB), All-County and All-Gazette
2nd Team, and Brian Carter (LB) All-Gazette 2nd Team.
Coach
Wendell takes over varsity football -
Gazette
report
Fall
Sports Awards
Springbrook's
Athletic Department held its Fall Sports Awards night Monday, November
22. Highlights of the evening were the honoring of the boys cross
country team for winning the division title and the recognition of twenty
student-athletes for earning a 4.0 GPA. Team Awards were announced
for Most Outstanding, Most Improved, Blue Devil Spirit, and Scholar-Athletes.
more
. . .
War
intrudes into our community
Nov.
13 - Springbrook's Thomas Doerflinger, IB, class of 2002, falls in Iraq.
Washington
Post; Gazette
Field
hockey completes late season resurgence
Nov.
2 - Springbrook upended Magruder, 1-0, in the first round of the state
playoffs. See
game report. Although they lost in the second round,
3-1 to Whitman, the Blue Devils rebounded from a rough begining this season
and completed terrific a late-season rally to finish with an overall record
of 7 - 6. more . . .
Varsity
football shuts out Kennedy
Oct.
29 - Blue Devils score 35 to close the door on Kennedy. Harold Brantley
threw touchdown passes to Derek Overton and Francis Adeji, who also scored
by returning an interception. Nana Ansah and Justin Brooks ran for
touchdowns.
more
. . .
Lightning
strikes twice at homecoming
Oct.
20 - At the homecoming football game, the Blue Devils struck before and
after a 72-hour interruption caused by lightning. In the end, Wootton
fell 34 - 0.
more
. . .
Ice
hockey season opens with win over Roosevelt
Oct.
15 - The Blue Devils on ice defeated Eleanor Roosevelt, 7 to 1, in
the first game of the season. The Devils were in control throughout
the home ice (Wheaton Arena) win. Next game is against Good Counsel,
Friday Nov. 5. more . . .
Cross
country team enjoying terrific season
Oct.
6, 2004 - The Cross Country Team has concluded the division meet part of
its season. The boys team finished 5-0 and won the division championship.
The girls team finished with a 4-1 record and placed second in the division.
more
. . .
Boys
soccer ends scoring draught with 3 - 0 win over Blair
Oct.
6 - Until late in the game against Blair, tied 0 - 0, Springbrook
had only scored just two goals through five games. Then, relatively speaking,
the floodgates opened. In the 56th minute, the Devils scored, and
in the 63rd minute, they did it again. To top it all off, they found
the net one more time in the 70th minute. Just like that, Springbrook nabbed
a 3-0 win over the host Blazers. more
. . .
Football
update: Devils fall to R. Montgomery,
7 to 14
Oct.
6 - Senior Bryan Carter scored Springbrook's (2-3, 2-3 4A East) only touchdown
on a 42-yard return of a fumble by Richard Montgomery running back Steve
Weedon.
more
. . .
Springbrook
football defeats Magruder, 10 to 6
Sept. 23 - Quarterback
Harold Brantley scored a touchdown in the second quarter and Brian Weiss
kicked a field goal in the third quarter to preserve the win. more
. . .
Field
hockey team set to defend state championship
Kearney
Francis's resurrection of the Springbrook field hockey program came full
circle last fall as the Blue Devils captured their first state title with
a thrilling, 3-2 overtime win over Quince Orchard in the 4A championship
game. more
. . .
Boys
soccer season preview
Springbrook
could factor into the 4A East race; the Blue Devils got off to a blistering
start last year before falling off the pace. Head coach Mustapha Minteh
is hoping to build on the positives from last season. more
. . .
Football
program seeks to build on last season's success
Last
year, Springbrook's football team made its first trip to the state playoffs
since 1994, narrowly losing to eventual the state 4A champ, Damascus.
The team's accomplishments also included a final record of 8 wins 3 losses,
a first ever game under the new stadium lights, and several post season
All-County selections. Stay tuned for news about the up-coming season.
Click
here to review last season.
